WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Starmer makes Lammy deputy PM and Cooper foreign secretary after Rayner resignation.
Sir Keir Starmer is set to make David Lammy deputy prime minister as the PM embarks on a major cabinet reshuffle following Angela Rayner stepping down from her government roles after an investigation into her tax affairs.
Yvette Cooper will be moved from home secretary and take up a new role as foreign secretary, with justice secretary Shabana Mahmood replacing her at the Home Office.
Mr Lammy will also become justice secretary as well as deputy PM. Lucy Powell, the leader of the House of Commons, and Scottish secretary Ian Murray have been sacked from their roles this afternoon.
The YooKay (classical reference) is in the best of hands:
OMG, Lammy is the Deputy PM
Britain now has the man who thinks
🤡 men can grow a cervix
🤡 said Brexit voters are Nazis
🤡demands reparations for the CaribbeanHow embarrassing 😳
— Bernie (@Artemisfornow) September 5, 2025
Flashbacks:
● Trump inflamed George Floyd row to ‘distract from Covid,’ Lammy claimed.
● ‘Key moment’ David Lammy ridiculed for not knowing when Churchill became Prime Minister.